Solar air collector
OwnerEddy Misrahi, Denis Deschenesinventors
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Abstract
A solar heating system including a radiant heat collector apparatus made up of an enclosure having glazed panels. The collector provided within the enclosure is upstanding with the enclosure and the collector has heat absorbent flat walls spaced inwardly from the glazed panels. A heat storage core is provided centrally within the collector and spaced from the walls of the collector. The heat storage core includes an insulated housing and a heat retaining member within the insulated housing. Air passageways are formed between the collector walls and the insulated housing for passing input air, and duct members are provided for communicating with a household.
Claims13
A solar heating system for a household comprising:
- a radiant heat collector having an upstanding enclosure provided with flat glazed panels joined together,
- collector means provided within the enclosure and upstanding therewithin, said collector means including heat absorbent flat walls spaced inwardly from the glazed panels;
- a heat storage core provided centrally within the collector and spaced from the walls of said collector, the heat storage core further comprising an insulated housing and heat retaining means within the housing,
- air passageways, for passing input air upwardly between the collector walls and the insulated housing,
- duct means communicating with said air passageways and with said household,
- means for passing air coming from the passageways through the wall of the housing and upwardly through the heat storage core, and
- output duct means for passing heated air from the heat storage core to the household.
A method for heating air of a household by radiant solar energy in a system having an exposed glazed enclosure, a radiant heat collector having an upstanding enclosure provided with flat glazed panels joined together, collector means provided within the enclosure and upstanding therewith, said collector means including heat absorbent flat walls spaced inwardly from the glazed panels;
- a heat storage core provided centrally within the collector and spaced from the walls of said collector, the heat storage core further comprising an insulated housing and heat retaining means within the housing, which comprises:
- passing air to be heated through said collector means within the glazed enclosure,
- passing the air downwardly along the heat absorbent walls of said collector means;
- passing the air upwardly through a heat storage core, and
- drawing the air from the heat storage core downwardly to said household to be heated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.